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| 95-s-3612 | 95 | s | 3612 | Indian Financing Act Amendments | Native Americans | 1978-10-13 | 1978-10-13 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | Indian Financing Act Amendments - Amends the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to include any individual Indians among those for whom the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to guarantee economic development loans. Permits the guarantee under such Act of certain loans made by credit unions without capital stock which are organized and operated for mutual purposes and without profit. Includes under such Act credit unions among those financial institutions which may make loans without regard to the limitations and restrictions of Federal statutes. Pledges the full faith and credit of the United States to the fulfillment of loans made under the Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund and authorized for deposit in the fund such sums as may be necessary for losses incurred in guaranteeing such loans. Authorizes the Secretary to contract to pay and to pay debt service subsidies on loans which are guaranteed or insured under the Indian Financing Act of 1974 and limits the aggregate of such subsidies in any one fiscal year to $10,000,000. Authorizes appropriations not to exceed $10,000,000 per annum in fiscal year 1980 and each fiscal year thereafter for payment of interest and debt service subsidies. Removes funds previously obligated for interest subsidy payments under the Indian Financing Act of 1974 and restores such funds to the unobligated balance of the Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund. Extends the authorization of appropriations under such Act through fiscal year 1981. Requires that the annual report to Congress pertaining to the irrigation of Indian lands show all adjustments or eliminations of charges and debts during the preceding fiscal year, and confirms the effectiveness of such adjustments and eliminations made during fiscal year 1977 and earlier years which were duly reported to the Congress. | 2025-09-02T17:14:37Z | |
| 95-s-3398 | 95 | s | 3398 | A bill pertaining to the inheritance of trust or restricted land on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, North Dakota and South Dakota. | Native Americans | 1978-08-11 | 1978-08-11 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 1 | Establishes a law governing the devise or descent of any interest in trust or restricted land on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota. Establishes an order of succession for those interests not devised by an approved will. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-3399 | 95 | s | 3399 | A bill to repeal laws and provisions in Title 25 of the United States Code made obsolete by the President's Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 and to repeal other obsolete laws and language in Title 25 to facilitate the Title 25 codification project of the United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Native Americans | 1978-08-11 | 1978-08-11 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 0 | Repeals specified provisions of Title 25 of the United States Code (Indians) which were rendered obsolete by the President's Reorganization Plan numbered 3 (May 24, 1950). Declares the purpose of this Act is to facilitate the progress of the recodification effort of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-13773 | 95 | hr | 13773 | A bill to establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by the Department of the Interior in its decision to acknowledge the existence of certain Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1978-08-07 | 1978-08-07 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Establishes an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by a newly created office of the Department of the Interior in determining whether or not Indian tribes shall be granted Federal recognition. Provides that the office be headed by a director appointed by the Secretary. | 2024-08-01T20:06:46Z | |
| 95-hr-13329 | 95 | hr | 13329 | Native Americans Equal Opportunity Act | Native Americans | 1978-06-28 | 1978-06-28 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Cunningham, John E. (Jack) [R-WA-7] | WA | R | C000992 | 0 | Native Americans Equal Opportunity Act - Directs the President: (1) to abrogate all treaties entered into between the United States and any Indian tribe; (2) to convey to individual adult members of such tribe or to a tribal corporation any real property held in trust for such tribe and any funds deposited to its credit in the United States Treasury; (3) to abrogate all hunting and fishing rights; and (4) to subject all members of such tribe to Federal, State and local laws. Directs that any property which becomes subject to State or local property taxation as a result of this Act shall be subject to taxation only as specified in this Act. Sets forth a formula to be followed in taxing such property. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to any State or local government with respect to any property which is not subject to taxation under this Act. Terminates the Bureau of Indian Affairs whenever all of the functions vested by law in the Bureau have been terminated as a result of this Act. | 2025-09-02T17:11:08Z | |
| 95-hr-13049 | 95 | hr | 13049 | Residual Radioactive Materials Act | Native Americans | 1978-06-08 | 1978-06-08 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Evans, Frank E. [D-CO-3] | CO | D | E000240 | 0 | Residual Radioactive Materials Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements with designated States under which the Federal Government would pay up to 100 percent of the costs of: (1) assessing the radiation levels of residual radioactive materials from former uranium ore processing sites in such States; and (2) limiting the risk of exposure of individuals to such radioactive materials. Exempts certain processing sites from the coverage of this Act. Requires the agreements made by the Secretary and such States to include terms providing, among other things, that the Secretary select the appropriate remedial action for limiting the risk of radiation exposure, and that the States acquire ownership to the land upon which the radioactive materials are located. Directs the Secretary to enter into a similar agreement with the Secretary of the Interior and the Indian Tribes for the assessment of radiation levels and performance of remedial action on lands owned by Indians or held in trust for them. Provides for payment of 100 percent of the costs of such agreement. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, to prescribe standards to assure that the public health, safety, and environment are not impaired by the remedial action undertaken pursuant to this Act. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the States, to prepare environmental impact statements for remedial actions taken under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2025-09-02T17:10:54Z | |
| 95-hr-12996 | 95 | hr | 12996 | A bill to establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by the Department of the Interior in its decision to acknowledge the existence of certain Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1978-06-06 | 1978-06-06 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 9 | Establishes an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by a newly created office of the Department of the Interior in determining whether or not Indian Tribes shall be granted Federal recognition. | 2024-08-01T20:06:10Z | |
| 95-hr-12830 | 95 | hr | 12830 | A bill to establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by the Department of the Interior in its decision to acknowledge the existence of certain Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1978-05-23 | 1978-05-23 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 7 | Establishes an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by a newly created office of the Department of the Interior in determining whether or not Indian Tribes shall be granted Federal recognition. | 2024-08-01T20:06:01Z | |
| 95-hr-12691 | 95 | hr | 12691 | A bill to establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by the Department of the Interior in its decision to acknowledge the existence of certain Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1978-05-11 | 1978-05-11 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 4 | Establishes an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by a newly created office of the Department of the Interior in determining whether or not Indian Tribes shall be granted Federal recognition. | 2024-08-01T20:05:54Z | |
| 95-s-3043 | 95 | s | 3043 | Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission Amendments | Native Americans | 1978-05-05 | 1978-05-05 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission Amendments - Changes the compensation of members of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission from the GS-18 rate to the GS-15 rate. Raises from $500,000 to $1,000,000 the limit on the amount of the annual authorization of appropriations for the expenses of the Commission. | 2025-09-02T17:14:21Z | |
| 95-hr-12533 | 95 | hr | 12533 | Indian Child Welfare Act | Native Americans | 1978-05-03 | 1978-10-14 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 1214 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 16 | (Measure passed House, amended) Indian Child Welfare Act - =Title I: Child Custody Proceedings= - Declares that it is the policy of Congress to establish minimum Federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families (extended families) and for the placement of such children in foster or adoptive homes which will reflect Indian culture. Grants an Indian tribe jurisdiction exclusive as to any State over custody proceedings involving an Indian child who resides within the reservation of such tribe or is a ward of a tribal court except where jurisdiction is vested in the State by existing Federal law. Allows the Indian custodian or the Indian tribe of a child to intervene at any point in a State Court proceeding for the foster care placement of, or termination of parental rights to, an Indian child. Stipulates that, upon application by an Indian individual who has reached age 18 and who was the subject of an adoptive placement, the court which entered the final placement decree shall inform such individual of the tribal affiliation, if any, of his or her biological parents, and provide such other information as may be necessary to protect any rights flowing from his or her tribal relationship. Allows any Indian tribe which became subject to State jurisdiction pursuant to Federal law to reassume jurisdiction over child custody proceedings upon approval of a petition by the Secretary of the Interior. Provides for emergency removal of an Indian child, who is a resident of or domiciled on a reservation but temporarily located off the reservation, from the parent or Indian custodian and the emergency placement of such child under applicable State law, in order to prevent harm to such child. Stipulates that such removal or placement must be terminated immediately when no longer necessary to prevent imminent physical harm to such child. =Title II: Indian Child and Family Programs= - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to Indian tribes and organizations for the establishm… | 2025-09-02T17:10:34Z | |
| 95-s-3016 | 95 | s | 3016 | Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments | Native Americans | 1978-05-01 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK] | AK | D | G000388 | 1 | Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to stipulate that, upon the cancellation of stock in a Regional Corporation on December 18, 1991, and issuance of new shares, as is now provided for by such Act, certain restrictions may be imposed on such new shares. Includes among the restrictions which shareholders may impose: (1) the denial of voting rights to non-Native shareholders; and (2) restrictions on alienation of such stock. Authorizes a shareholder who is a member of a profession which limits the ability of such shareholder to practice such profession while owning stock in a Regional Corporation, to transfer such stock in order to practice his or her profession. Stipulates that a Village Corporation shall first convey to the occupants, specified titles to the surface estates in the tracts occupied by such occupants as of December 18, 1971. Authorizes payment to the prevailing party in any action under the Act brought by or against the United States of such a sum as will in the opinion of the court reimburse such party for reasonable costs, including attorney fees. Stipulates that all rents, royalties, profits, and other revenues or proceeds derived from real property interests received pursuant to the Act shall be taxable to the same extent as such revenues or proceeds are taxable when received by a non-Native individual or corporation. Stipulates that any unimproved real property interest acquired in exchange for a real property interest which is exempt from real property taxes shall be deemed to be a property interest conveyed pursuant to this Act and shall be exempt from taxation as if conveyed pursuant to this Act. Stipulates that upon the termination of withdrawn or reserved status, or upon the declaration of surplus status, any withdrawals, reservations, or other public lands excepted from Native selection by the Act, which are located within the village withdrawal area, or within the area of a former withdrawal or reserve for the benefit of the N… | 2025-09-02T17:14:12Z | |
| 95-hr-12254 | 95 | hr | 12254 | Navajo Community College Assistance Act | Native Americans | 1978-04-20 | 1978-04-20 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2] | IA | D | B000567 | 5 | Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act - Title I: Tribally Controlled Community Colleges - Provides for educational grants by the Secretary of the Interior to tribally controlled Indian community colleges. Provides that schools eligible for such grants shall be: (1) formally controlled, sanctioned or chartered by an Indian tribe or tribes; (2) governed by a board of directors, a majority of whom are Indians; (3) directed by stated goals, philosophy, or plan of action aimed at meeting the needs of Indians; and (4) attended by students, a majority of whom must be Indians if the school has been in operation more than one year. Authorizes technical assistance to the schools. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Assistant Secretary of Education of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare for feasibility studies of individual schools. Requires such studies to be conducted by the Secretary of the Interior upon tribal request. Provides for the administration, and funding of these grants, with certain rule-making authority being vested in the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations of stated amounts for three years. Directs the Secretary to make annual reports and recommendations to Congress on the program. Stipulates that assistance under this Act shall not, in itself, prevent any recipient college from receiving other educational assistance. Directs the Secretary to prepare a report, on existing and planned tribally controlled community college facilities, Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities which could reasonably be converted to such use. Excludes the Navajo Tribe from the provisions of this title, as well as any colleges which limit enrollment to specific tribes. Title II: Construction Grants - Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress by November, 1979, a survey and study on the academic facilities required by tribally controlled community colleges. Authorizes the Secretary to make planning and construction grants to the colleges upon proper applications and sho… | 2025-09-02T17:10:30Z | |
| 95-s-2854 | 95 | s | 2854 | To amend certain provisions of titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code relating to jurisdiction over certain Indian country. | Native Americans | 1978-04-06 | 1978-04-17 | Rereferred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Grants the State of Arizona civil and criminal jurisdiction over causes and offenses involving Indians which arise or are committed within Indian country located within the town of Parker. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-hr-11894 | 95 | hr | 11894 | A bill to amend certain laws relating to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1978-04-05 | 1978-10-03 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 1081 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1459) Provides for the quadrennial election of officers and a tribal council of the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Outlines the procedure for the election, filling of vacancies, and removal of these officials. Amends the Act reserving certain mineral rights to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma to make those rights perpetual. Amends the Act of Oklahoma placing certain property of the Osage Tribe in the trusteeship of the United States, to continue such trusteeship indefinitely. Repeals the Act requiring the Secretary of the Interior to issue a certificate of competency to members of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma of less than one-half Indian blood. Requires the Secretary to revoke, upon application, certificates of competency issued to members of the Osage Tribe under certain provisions of law. Removes certain distinctions between full-blooded Osage Indians and half- blooded members of that tribe. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish rules and regulations pertaining to leases on oil and gas within the Osage Indian Tribe's mineral estate so that oil and gas leases producing from a common source of supply may be unitized. Amends certain provisions of law relating to the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma to permit any adult member of that tribe to dispose of his estate by will executed in accordance with Oklahoma law. States that the Secretary of the Interior must conduct a hearing on the validity of such a will after the death of the testator. Provides for the procedure to be followed in the hearing process. Specifies that only Federal courts shall have jurisdiction to hear a contest of a probate of a will approved by the Secretary after a hearing. Places the property of deceased and incompetent Osage Indians under the jurisdiction of the District Court of Oklahoma. States that only heirs of Indian blood, adopted children, and parents (regardless of blood) may inherit from Osage Indians any righ… | 2024-08-01T20:05:23Z | |
| 95-s-2773 | 95 | s | 2773 | Indian Trust Information Protection Act | Native Americans | 1978-03-21 | 1978-03-21 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 0 | Indian Trust Information Protection Act - Prohibits the release of any information held, obtained, or prepared by the Federal Government in the discharge of its Federal trust responsibility to the Indian people except: (1) in the case of information pertaining to an Indian tribe, to an official of an Indian tribe authorized by the tribe to receive such information (2) in the case of information pertaining to an individual Indian, to the individual Indian to whom the information pertains; (3) in the case of information pertaining to an Indian tribe, to any member of the tribe, provided, that the release of the information is not inconsistent with the Federal trust responsibility; (4) to either House of Congress; (5) in the case of information pertaining to an Indian tribe or individual, to any person where the chief executive officer or tribal council by resolution authorizes the release of the information, or where the individual Indian makes such authorization; (6) when the information has previously been lawfully made public; (7) when the information was provided in an application for funds under a Federal grant or contract; or (8) to any Federal department, agency, or employee or agent thereof where the information is required in furtherance of official duties. Establishes criminal penalties for the violation of the provisions of this Act. | 2025-09-02T17:14:04Z | |
| 95-hr-11630 | 95 | hr | 11630 | A bill to establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by the Department of the Interior in its decision to acknowledge the existence of certain Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1978-03-16 | 1978-03-16 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Establishes an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by a newly created office of the Department of the Interior in determining whether or not Indian Tribes shall be granted Federal recognition. | 2024-08-01T20:05:07Z | |
| 95-hr-11489 | 95 | hr | 11489 | Tribal-State Compact Act | Native Americans | 1978-03-13 | 1978-03-13 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Roncalio, Teno [D-WY-At Large] | WY | D | R000421 | 0 | Tribal-State Compact Act - Title I: Authorization of Compacts and Agreements - Authorizes the States and the Indian tribes to enter into compacts on matters relating to: (1) the enforcement or application of civil, criminal, and regulatory laws of each within their respective jurisdictions; and (2) the allocation or determination of governmental responsibility over specified subject matters or specified geographical areas, or both, including compacts providing for jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis, and agreements providing for concurrent jurisdiction between the States and the tribes. Requires the United States to provide 100 percent of the costs for personnel or administrative expenses in any agreement or compact between an Indian tribe and a State under this Act in which one of the parties assumes an obligation which it would not otherwise be legally obligated or entitled to perform, or would not be obligated to perform at the standard established in the agreement or compact. Title II: Planning and Monitoring Boards - Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to encourage the tribes and the States to establish councils, committees, boards, or task forces between the States and individual tribes, or on a statewide or regional basis, to discuss jurisdictional questions which exist between the parties, and to provide Federal representatives to such discussions from the Department as may be useful. | 2025-09-02T17:10:01Z | |
| 95-s-2698 | 95 | s | 2698 | A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to exclude any prohibitions relating to the provisions of abortions. | Native Americans | 1978-03-09 | 1978-03-09 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] | WA | D | M000053 | 0 | Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to direct that no program for which funds are authorized which directly or indirectly provide health services shall exclude from such programs or services the provision of abortions as a health service. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-2712 | 95 | s | 2712 | Indian Program Evaluation and Needs Assessment Act | Native Americans | 1978-03-09 | 1978-03-09 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 7 | Indian Program Evaluation and Needs Assessment Act - Makes findings that Federal agencies dealing with Indian affairs have not adequately furnished Congress with the information necessary to assess the needs of Indians and Alaskan Natives and that such lack of information has hampered Congress in determining such needs and responding to them. Title I: Program Expenditure Data - Requires the head of each Federal agency to develop procedures for compiling, maintaining, keeping current and reporting to Congress information concerning (1) the agency's annual expenditures for programs and services for which Indians are eligible; (2) services or programs specifically for the benefit of Indians; and (3) the agency's method of delivery of services and funding. Requires further that each Federal agency which administers programs which are specifically directed to or for the benefit of Indians and other programs for which Indians are eligible maintain and report to Congress information on the relative amounts expended for the administration of such programs and for actual services and funding to Indians and individual Indian organizations. Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide Congress with a comprehensive record of land holdings and use patterns of Indian land. Requires the head of each Federal agency, in coordination with the Federal Interagency Council on Indian Affairs established by this Act, to conduct every five years a needs assessment program aimed at determining the actual needs and problems of Indians and Indian organizations that are eligible for the programs and services administered by each such agency. Title II: Federal Interagency Council On Indian Affairs - Establishes a Federal Interagency Council on Indian Affairs. Sets forth the duties of such Council in the development of a uniform format to be used by all Federal agencies in assessing the needs of Indians. | 2025-09-02T17:13:59Z | |
| 95-hr-11104 | 95 | hr | 11104 | Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act | Native Americans | 1978-02-23 | 1978-02-23 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2] | IA | D | B000567 | 24 | Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act - Title I: Tribally Controlled Community Colleges - Provides for educational grants by the Secretary of the Interior to tribally controlled Indian community colleges. Provides that schools eligible for such grants shall be: (1) formally controlled, sanctioned or chartered by an Indian tribe or tribes; (2) governed by a board of directors, a majority of whom are Indians; (3) directed by stated goals, philosophy, or plan of action aimed at meeting the needs of Indians; and (4) attended by students, a majority of whom must be Indians if the school has been in operation more than one year. Authorizes technical assistance to the schools. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Assistant Secretary of Education of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare for feasibility studies of individual schools. Requires such studies to be conducted by the Secretary of the Interior upon tribal request. Provides for the administration, and funding of these grants, with certain rule-making authority being vested in the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations of stated amounts for three years. Directs the Secretary to make annual reports and recommendations to Congress on the program. Stipulates that assistance under this Act shall not, in itself, prevent any recipient college from receiving other educational assistance. Directs the Secretary to prepare a report, on existing and planned tribally controlled community college facilities, Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities which could reasonably be converted to such use. Excludes the Navajo Tribe from the provisions of this title, as well as any colleges which limit enrollment to specific tribes. Title II: Construction Grants - Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress by November, 1979, a survey and study on the academic facilities required by tribally controlled community colleges. Authorizes the Secretary to make planning and construction grants to the colleges upon proper applications and sho… | 2025-09-02T17:09:48Z | |
| 95-hr-11092 | 95 | hr | 11092 | Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission Amendments | Native Americans | 1978-02-22 | 1978-11-02 | Pocket vetoed by President. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | (House agreed to Senate amendments with an amendment) Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission Amendments - Prohibits elected Federal, State, or local officials from serving as members of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission, and restricts the compensation of members. Extends from 30 to 90 days after submission to Congress the effective date of the Commission's relocation plan. Increases from $500,000 to $1,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated annually for the expenses of the Commission. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hjres-738 | 95 | hjres | 738 | A resolution American Indian Religious Freedom. | Native Americans | 1978-02-14 | 1978-07-18 | Measure laid on table in House, S. J. Res. 102 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 1 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insurlar Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1308) Declares that it shall be the policy of the United States to protect and preserve the traditional religions of American Indians. Requires the President to direct the Federal departments and agencies to evaluate their policies and procedures in consultation with native traditional religious leaders to determine appropriate changes necessary to protect Native American religious cultural rights and practices. | 2024-08-01T19:57:18Z | |
| 95-s-2518 | 95 | s | 2518 | A bill to provide for representatives of Indians to the members of relevant health systems agencies. | Native Americans | 1978-02-08 | 1978-02-08 | Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000351 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act: (1) to include the Director of the Indian Health Service; on the National Council on Health Planning and Development; (2) to include, as an ex-officio member, a representative of the health care facilities of the Indian Health Service on a Health Systems Agency governing body; and (3) to include, as an ex-officio member, a representative of the Indian Health Service health care facilities on the Statewide Health Coordinating Council. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 95-s-2502 | 95 | s | 2502 | Tribal-State Compact Act | Native Americans | 1978-02-06 | 1978-10-10 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 2 | (Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1178) Tribal-State Compact Act - =Title I: Authorization of Compacts and Agreements= - Authorizes the States and the Indian tribes to enter into compacts on matters relating to: (1) the enforcement or application of civil, criminal, and regulatory laws of each within their respective jurisdictions; (2) the allocation or determination of governmental responsibility of States and tribes over specified subject matters or specified geographical areas, or both, including compacts providing for concurrent jurisdiction between the States and the Tribes; and (3) transfer of jurisdiction of individual cases from tribal courts to State courts or State courts to tribal courts in accordance with procedures established by the laws of the tribes and States. Allows the United States, upon agreement of the parties and the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, to provide 100 percent of the costs for personnel or administrative expenses in any agreement or compact between an Indian tribe and a State under this Act. Sets forth criteria which the Secretary may consider in determining the amount of Federal assistance. Authorizes appropriations not exceeding $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 and such sums as may be necessary thereafter to carry out the compacts entered into in accordance with this title. =Title II: Planning and Monitoring Boards= - Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to encourage the tribes and the States to establish councils, committees, boards, or task forces between the States and individual tribes, or on a statewide or regional basis, to discuss jurisdictional questions which exist between the parties, and to provide Federal representatives to such discussions from the Department as may be useful. Authorizes appropriations not exceeding $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 and such sums as may be necessary thereafter to carry out the purposes of this title. =Title III: Judicial Enforcemen… | 2025-09-02T17:13:51Z | |
| 95-s-2460 | 95 | s | 2460 | A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. | Native Americans | 1978-01-31 | 1978-09-29 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 0 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1200) Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow any Indian tribe or tribal organization which is entitled under such Act to enter into contracts with, or receive grants from, the Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare or the Interior, to elect to receive a single consolidated grant in each fiscal year in lieu of or in addition to such contracts. Directs the Secretaries to waive grant regulations which are inconsistent with or inappropriate for the purposes of the Act. Requires a tribe or tribal organization which chooses such consolidated grant to submit to the Secretaries a comprehensive plan, which may include all programs, projects, functions, activities, or services which the Interior Department or the Indian Health Service is authorized to perform for Indians. Requires the Secretaries to provide technical assistance to design and implement such plans. Requires the Secretaries to apply as mandatory all provisions of the Joint Funding Simplification Act to a tribal comprehensive plan which incorporates an application for services, programs, or agencies pursuant to such Act. Provides an administrative remedy to tribes where agencies fail to administer such Act in accordance with the intent of Congress. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-10466 | 95 | hr | 10466 | A bill to amend the Act of October 31, 1949 (63 Stat. 1049), to change the authority of the Surgeon General to make certain payments to Bernalillo County, New Mexico, for furnishing hospital care to certain Indians. | Native Americans | 1978-01-19 | 1978-01-19 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] | NM | R | L000506 | 0 | Requires that the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall reimburse Bernalillo County, New Mexico, for the inpatient and outpatient care and treatment of eligible Indians for hospital and medical services. States that the methods of determining the reasonable cost of services shall be agreed upon between the governing body of the hospital and the Surgeon General. | 2024-08-01T20:04:18Z | |
| 95-s-2372 | 95 | s | 2372 | A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. | Native Americans | 1977-12-15 | 1977-12-15 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 0 | Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide that any Indian tribe or organization entitled under such Act to enter into contracts with, or receive grants from, the Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare or the Interior for the purpose of enabling such tribe or organization to provide services to Indians that were previously provided by one of those Secretaries may elect to receive a single block grant in each fiscal year in lieu of the individual grants or contracts otherwise authorized under such Act. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-2375 | 95 | s | 2375 | A bill to establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by the Department of the Interior in its decision to acknowledge the existence of certain Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1977-12-15 | 1977-12-15 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 0 | Establishes an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by a newly created office of the Department of the Interior in determining whether or not Indian Tribes shall be granted Federal recognition. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-2378 | 95 | s | 2378 | A bill to increase the amount of funds available for Native American employment and training programs. | Native Americans | 1977-12-15 | 1977-12-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 8 | Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 to increase the percentage of funds allocated to Indian employment and training programs. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 95-hr-10246 | 95 | hr | 10246 | State of New York Indian Claims Act | Native Americans | 1977-12-06 | 1977-12-06 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Walsh, William F. [R-NY-33] | NY | R | W000107 | 0 | State of New York Indian Claims Act - Declares all aboriginal title or interest in lands or water in New York State which have been conveyed to be extinguished effective upon such conveyance. Limits relief for the wrongful conveyance of such interests to monetary damages. Provides the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York with exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims. | 2025-09-02T17:09:18Z | |
| 95-hr-10187 | 95 | hr | 10187 | A bill to amend the act entitled "An Act to promote the development of Indian arts and crafts and to create a board to assist therein." | Native Americans | 1977-12-01 | 1977-12-01 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] | NM | R | L000506 | 0 | Authorizes the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the Department of the Interior to make loans and grants to Indian museums for operational expenses and for management personnel and support expenses. | 2024-08-01T20:04:01Z | |
| 95-s-2331 | 95 | s | 2331 | A bill to amend the Act entitled "An Act to promote the development of Indian arts and crafts and to create a board to assist therein. | Native Americans | 1977-11-29 | 1977-11-29 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Authorizes the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the Department of the Interior to make loans and grants to Indian museums for operational expenses and for management personnel and support expenses. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-9950 | 95 | hr | 9950 | Omnibus Indian Jurisdiction Act | Native Americans | 1977-11-03 | 1977-11-03 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Meeds, Lloyd [D-WA-2] | WA | D | M000626 | 9 | Omnibus Indian Jurisdiction Act - Title I: Criminal Law and Jurisdiction - Grants exclusive State jurisdiction over all crimes committed in Indian country: (1) by persons not members of the tribe or tribes occupying such Indian country; and (2) by members of the occupying tribe against those who are not members. Grants to Indian tribes exclusive criminal jurisdiction over all offenses committed in Indian country by members of the tribe; but not over offenses committed by nonmembers, or by members against nonmembers. Title II: Civil Law and Jurisdiction - Subjects Indian tribes to suit in the courts of the United States or any State. Grants every State: (1) civil governmental power, including judicial power, over the persons, conduct, and property of members and of Indian tribes in Indian country to the extent such power is necessary and incidental to the effective enforcement of State laws; and (2) jurisdiction over civil causes of action arising in Indian country between or against members or Indian tribes. Grants to every Indian tribe: (1) civil governmental power over the conduct and property of its members (but not of nonmembers) to the extent that such property is located in or such conduct occurs in the Indian country of the tribe; and (2) jurisdiction over civil actions as established by Federal law. Places the regulation of hunting, trapping, and fishing within the exclusive power of the: (1) tribe on tribal lands; and (2) State on any lands outside the tribal lands. Title III: Miscellaneous and Conforming Provisions - Amends specified provisions of the United States Code to bring them into conformity with this Act. | 2025-09-02T17:09:12Z | |
| 95-hr-9906 | 95 | hr | 9906 | State of New York Aboriginal Claims Act | Native Americans | 1977-11-02 | 1977-11-02 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Walsh, William F. [R-NY-33] | NY | R | W000107 | 0 | State of New York Aboriginal Claims Act - Declares all aboriginal title or interest in lands or water in New York State which have been conveyed to be extinguished effective upon such conveyance. Limits relief for the wrongful conveyance of such interests to monetary damages. Provides the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York with exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims. | 2025-09-02T17:09:05Z | |
| 95-s-2130 | 95 | s | 2130 | Indian Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act | Native Americans | 1977-09-22 | 1977-09-22 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 6 | Indian Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act - Provides that recognized Indian tribes shall be treated as State governments in determining the tax treatment of: (1) charitable donations to the tribes; (2) excise tax liability on special fuels; manufacturing, communications and highway motor vehicles use; (3) tribal colleges fellowships, scholarships, and universities; (4) tribal taxes; (5) tribal retirement systems and donations to employee benefit systems; (6) contributions to candidates for tribal offices; and (7) interest on tribal bonds and other obligations. Defines "recognized Indian tribes" to include all tribes, bands, communities, villages, and groups of Indians and Alaska Natives which are designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, as performing substantial governmental functions. | 2025-09-02T17:13:34Z | |
| 95-hr-9158 | 95 | hr | 9158 | Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act | Native Americans | 1977-09-16 | 1978-09-26 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 1215 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2] | IA | D | B000567 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1558) Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act - =Title I: Tribally Controlled Community Colleges= - Provides for educational grants by the Secretary of the Interior to tribally controlled Indian community colleges. Provides that schools eligible for such grants shall be: (1) formally controlled, sanctioned or chartered by an Indian tribe or tribes; (2) governed by a board of directors, a majority of whom are Indians; (3) directed by stated goals, philosophy, or plan or action aimed at meeting the needs of Indians; and (4) attended by students, a majority of whom must be Indians if the school has been in operation more than one year. Authorizes technical assistance to the schools. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Assistant Secretary of Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for feasibility studies of individual schools. Requires such studies to be conducted by the Secretary of the Interior upon tribal request. Provides for the administration and funding of these grants, with certain rule-making authority being vested in the Secretary. Requires institutions receiving grants to provide annually to the Secretary detailed accounts of operating costs. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the National Center for Education Statistics, to collect information on the needs and costs of the colleges and to report annually to Congress. Authorizes appropriations of $25,000,000 for each fiscal year 1980 and 1981, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1982 for such grants. Authorizes appropriations of $3,200,000 for each of these fiscal years for technical assistance. Stipulates that assistance under this Act shall not, in itself, prevent any recipient college from receiving other educational assistance. Excludes the Navajo Tribe from the provisions of this Title, as well as any colleges which limits enrollment to specific tribes. Directs the Secretary to prepa… | 2025-09-02T17:08:45Z | |
| 95-hr-9175 | 95 | hr | 9175 | Washington State Fishing and Hunting Equal Rights Act | Native Americans | 1977-09-16 | 1977-09-16 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Cunningham, John E. (Jack) [R-WA-7] | WA | R | C000992 | 0 | Washington State Fishing and Hunting Equal Rights Act - Declares that the fishing and hunting laws and regulations of the State of Washington shall apply to Indians and Indian tribes (except on Indian reservations or on ceremonial occasions) in the same manner and to the same extent as such laws and regulations apply to other persons. | 2025-09-02T17:08:43Z | |
| 95-hr-9054 | 95 | hr | 9054 | Native Americans Equal Opportunity Act | Native Americans | 1977-09-12 | 1977-09-12 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Cunningham, John E. (Jack) [R-WA-7] | WA | R | C000992 | 0 | Native Americans Equal Opportunity Act - Directs the President: (1) to abrogate all treaties entered into between the United States and any Indian tribe; (2) to convey to individual adult members of such tribe or to a tribal corporation any real property held in trust for such tribe and any funds deposited to its credit in the United States Treasury; (3) to abrogate all hunting and fishing rights; and (4) to subject all members of such tribe to Federal, State, and local laws. | 2025-09-02T17:08:43Z | |
| 95-s-2046 | 95 | s | 2046 | A bill to enable Alaska Natives to maintain and consolidate tribal governing bodies. | Native Americans | 1977-08-05 | 1977-08-05 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK] | AK | D | G000388 | 1 | Grants to Alaska Native Regional Tribes the power to establish or recognize tribal organizations in accordance with specified laws and procedures. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-8802 | 95 | hr | 8802 | A bill to amend the Act of July 13, 1970, relating to the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes. | Native Americans | 1977-08-04 | 1977-08-04 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Provides that the confederated Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes constitute a single recognized tribal entity and that the Tribes' Central Council is the entity's general and supreme governing body. | 2024-08-01T20:02:51Z | |
| 95-s-1920 | 95 | s | 1920 | A bill to amend the Act of July 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 431 (25 U.S.C. 1211), relating to the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes. | Native Americans | 1977-07-25 | 1977-07-25 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK] | AK | D | G000388 | 1 | Provides that the confederated Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes constitute a single recognized tribal entity and that the Tribes' Central Council is the entity's general and supreme governing unit. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-8207 | 95 | hr | 8207 | A bill to provide that, with respect to out-of-State Indian children attending public elementary or secondary schools for whom a tuition charge is made, payments under Public Law 874, 81st Congress, may be made in the State where such children attend school, if the States involved so request. | Native Americans | 1977-07-11 | 1977-07-11 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2] | NM | D | R000510 | 1 | Provides that with respect to out-of-State Indian children attending public elementary or secondary schools for whom a tuition charge is made, certain Federal assistance payments may be made in the State where such children attend school upon request of the involved Stat. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 95-hjres-539 | 95 | hjres | 539 | Joint resolution to amend the statute of limitations provisions in section 2415 of title 28, United States Code, relating to claims by United States on behalf of Indians. | Native Americans | 1977-06-30 | 1977-07-11 | Public Law 95-64. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Extends, for one month (to August 18, 1977), the statute of limitations governing civil actions for money damages arising prior to July 18, 1966, and brought by the United States on behalf of Indian groups and Indians whose land is held in trust by the government. | 2024-08-01T19:57:10Z | |
| 95-hr-8027 | 95 | hr | 8027 | Indian and Alaska Native Housing and Community Development Act | Native Americans | 1977-06-27 | 1977-06-27 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] | MT | D | B000243 | 7 | Indian and Alaska Native Housing and Community Development Act - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to create, in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an Office of Indian and Alaska Native Programs, through which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall administer all departmental programs relating to Indian and Alaska Native housing and community affairs. | 2025-09-02T17:08:00Z | |
| 95-hr-7903 | 95 | hr | 7903 | Indian and Alaska Native Housing and Community Development Act | Native Americans | 1977-06-21 | 1977-06-21 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] | MT | D | B000243 | 24 | Indian and Alaska, Native Housing and Community Development Act - Creates, in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an Office of Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, through which the Secretary of HUD shall carry out functions relating to Indian and Alaska Native Housing and Community Development. Creates the Office of Assistant Secretary for Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Directs the Assistant Secretary to submit certain reports to Congress, and conduct an annual conference on Indian and Alaska Native Housing. | 2025-09-02T17:08:00Z | |
| 95-hjres-522 | 95 | hjres | 522 | Joint resolution relating to the regulation by the States of certain Indian hunting and fishing rights. | Native Americans | 1977-06-15 | 1977-06-15 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Ruppe, Philip E. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | R000512 | 0 | Allows the States to enact laws regulating off-reservation hunting and fishing granted to Indians by treaty if the laws are (1) purely regulatory concerning the time and manner of hunting and fishing outside an Indian reservation, and (2) equally applicable to Indians and all other citizens. | 2024-08-01T19:57:13Z | |
| 95-s-1633 | 95 | s | 1633 | An Act to provide for the extension of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1977-06-07 | 1978-09-18 | Public Law 95-375. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-1339) Extends certain services and assistance provided to Indians to the members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Extends the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Indians. Provides for the establishment of a reservation for the Pascua Yaqui upon the transfer of certain land in trust by the Association to the Secretary of the Interior. Gives the consent of the United States to the exercise of criminal and civil jurisdiction by the State of Arizona. Requires, within 30 months from the date of enactment of this Act, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to adopt a constitution and bylaws or other organized governing documents and membership roll. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to compile a tribal roll and publish such roll in the Federal Register. Recognizes the Pascua Yaqui Association as an Indian tribe and its lands as a Federal Indian reservation. Defines such members eligible for these services as: (1) members of the Pascua Yaqui Association; (2) persons of Yaqui blood who are admitted to membership in the association within two years after enactment; and (3) direct lineal descendants of such members. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1576 | 95 | s | 1576 | A bill to amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 by revising the appropriations authorization for the Indian business development program. | Native Americans | 1977-05-20 | 1977-05-20 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 1 | Amends the Indian Financing Act to authorize the appropriation of $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979 for the Indian business development program. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-7259 | 95 | hr | 7259 | Siletz Indian Tribe Restoration Act | Native Americans | 1977-05-18 | 1977-11-01 | Measure laid on table, S. 1560 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 0 | Siletz Indian Tribe Restoration Act - Restores Federal recognition and benefits (except hunting, fishing, and trapping rights) to the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon. Reopens the final membership list of the Siletz. Provides procedures for the election, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, of an interim tribal council, which shall govern the Siletz until the adoption of permanent bylaws and a constitution. Provides for a tribal election, under the supervision of the Secretary and the interim council, for adoption of a constitution and bylaws establishing a permanent government and tribal membership rules. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Tribes and appropriate State and local officials, to draft and propose legislation within two years of this Act which would establish a Siletz reservation in Lincoln County, Oregon. Specifies substantive criteria for such legislation, including: (1) provisions for the maintenance of State civil and criminal jurisdiction over the reservation's citizens; (2) the survival of pre-existing rights, obligations, and restrictions on the reservation's land (which would be held in trust for the Siletz by the Federal Government); (3) the elimination of future taxation of the land; and (4) restrictions against the restoration or creation of any hunting, fishing, or trapping rights. | 2025-09-02T17:07:36Z | |
| 95-s-1560 | 95 | s | 1560 | Siletz Indian Tribe Restoration Act | Native Americans | 1977-05-18 | 1977-11-18 | Public Law 95-195. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 7259) Siletz Indian Tribe Restoration Act - Restores Federal recognition and benefits (except hunting, fishing, and trapping rights) to the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon. Reopens the final membership list of the Siletz. Provides procedures for the election, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, of an interim tribal council, which shall govern the Siletz until the adoption of permanent bylaws and a constitution. Provides for a tribal election, under the supervision of the Secretary and the interim council, for adoption of a constitution and bylaws establishing a permanent government and tribal membership rules. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Tribes and appropriate State and local officials, to draft and propose legislation within two years of this Act which would establish a Siletz reservation in Lincoln County, Oregon. Specifies substantive criteria for such legislation, including: (1) provisions for the maintenance of State civil and criminal jurisdiction over the reservation's citizens; (2) the survival of preexisting rights, obligations, and restrictions on the reservation's land (which would be held in trust for the Siletz by the Federal Government); (3) the elimination of future taxation of the land; and (4) restrictions against the restoration or creation of any hunting, fishing, or trapping rights. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-7163 | 95 | hr | 7163 | Indian and Alaska Native Housing and Community Development Act | Native Americans | 1977-05-13 | 1977-05-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Indian and Alaska, Native Housing and Community Development Act - Creates, in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an Office of Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, through which the Secretary of HUD shall carry out functions relating to Indian and Alaska Native Housing and Community Development. Creates the Office of Assistant Secretary for Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Directs the Assistant Secretary to submit certain reports to Congress, and conduct an annual conference on Indian and Alaska Native Housing. | 2025-09-02T17:07:36Z | |
| 95-s-1388 | 95 | s | 1388 | A bill to reaffirm the right of State education agencies and school districts to expend funds appropriated for school construction and other purposes under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. | Native Americans | 1977-04-26 | 1977-04-26 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT] | MT | D | M000671 | 0 | Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to require school construction, renovation and acquisition contracts executed under the Act to provide that the contracting school districts or agencies shall be able to expend monies received under the Act and enter such additional subcontracts as are necessary to achieve the contracts' objectives. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-6612 | 95 | hr | 6612 | A bill to provide for the extension of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona. | Native Americans | 1977-04-25 | 1978-04-17 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 1633 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1021) Extends certain services and assistance provided to Indians as Indians to the members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Defines such members eligible for these services as: (1) members of the Pascua Yagui Association; (2) persons of Yaqui blood who are admitted to membership in the association within one year after enactment; and (3) lineal descendants of such members. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to compile a tribal roll and publish such roll in the Federal Register. Recognizes the Pascua Yaqui Association as an Indian tribe and its lands as a Federal Indian reservation. | 2024-08-01T20:01:26Z | |
| 95-s-1377 | 95 | s | 1377 | An Act to amend the statute of limitations provisions in section 2415 of title 28, United States Code, relating to claims by the United States on behalf of Indians. | Native Americans | 1977-04-25 | 1977-08-15 | Public Law 95-103. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 0 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-505) Extends the statute of limitations until April 1, 1980, for causes of action accruing before 1966 that are brought on behalf of an Indian tribe, band, or group. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1291 | 95 | s | 1291 | An Act to declare that certain lands of the United States situated in the State of Oklahoma are held by the United States in trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept conveyance from the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma of certain other lands in Oklahoma to be held in trust by the United States for such tribes. | Native Americans | 1977-04-19 | 1978-07-28 | Public Law 95-327. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | Declares that certain lands of the United States situated in the State of Oklahoma are held in trust by the United States for the Cheyenne- Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1287 | 95 | s | 1287 | Indian and Alaska Native Housing and Community Development Act | Native Americans | 1977-04-18 | 1977-04-18 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK] | AK | D | G000388 | 4 | Indian and Alaska, Native Housing and Community Development Act - Creates, in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an Office of Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, through which the Secretary of HUD shall carry out functions relating to Indian and Alaska Native housing and community development. Creates the office of Assistant Secretary for Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Directs the Assistant Secretary to submit specified reports to Congress, and conduct an annual conference on Indian and Alaska Native Housing. | 2025-09-02T17:13:03Z | |
| 95-s-1224 | 95 | s | 1224 | A bill to amend the Act of May 18, 1947, c.80, sec. 3, 61 Stat. 102, as amended (25 U.S.C. 613) to permit per capita payments from excess tribal trusts funds of the Shoshone and Arapahoe Indian Tribes of Wyoming. | Native Americans | 1977-04-04 | 1977-04-04 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY] | WY | R | H000170 | 1 | Amends the provision of law dealing with Shoshone and Apapahoe Indian tribal funds to require the Secretary of the Interior to make per capita payments of the yearly interest accruals to those tribes. Directs the Secretary to add to the distribution fund of those trusts as much of that fund in excess of $1,000,000 as is needed (1) to prevent a decrease in per capita exceed 20 percent of the per capita for the preceding year. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-sres-135 | 95 | sres | 135 | A resolution concerning recommendations of the American Indian Policy Review Commission. | Native Americans | 1977-04-01 | 1977-04-01 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs should implement all of the recommendations of the American Indian Policy Review Commission's Bureau of Indian Affairs Management Study. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-5700 | 95 | hr | 5700 | A bill to amend the Act of May 19, 1947, chapter 80, section 3, 61 Stat. 102, as amended (25 U.S.C. 613) to permit per capita payments from excess tribal trust funds of the Shoshone and Arapahoe Indian Tribes in Wyoming. | Native Americans | 1977-03-29 | 1977-03-29 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Roncalio, Teno [D-WY-At Large] | WY | D | R000421 | 0 | Amends the provision of law dealing with Shoshone and Arapahoe Indian tribal funds to require the Secretary of the Interior to make per capita payments of the yearly interest accruals to those tribes,. Directs the Secretary to add to the distribution fund of those trusts as much of that fund in excess of $1,000,000 as is needed (1) to prevent a decrease in per capita payments and (2) to increase, if necessary, those payments by a sum not to exceed 20 percent of the per capital for the preceding year. | 2024-08-01T20:00:52Z | |
| 95-hr-5561 | 95 | hr | 5561 | Central Arizona Indian Tribal Water Rights Settlement Act | Native Americans | 1977-03-24 | 1977-03-24 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 0 | Central Arizona Indian Tribal Water Rights Settlement Act - Defines the term "Central Arizona Indian Tribes" as meaning the Ak Chin Indian Community, the Fort McDowell Mohave- Apache Community, the Gila River Indian Community, the Papago Tribe of Arizona, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Title I: Water Resource Projects - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake: (1) a ten-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Ak Chin Indian Community; (2) a five-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Indian Community; (3) a ten-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Gila River Indian Community; (4) a ten-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Papago Tribe; and (5) a ten- year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Sets forth the amounts of water which shall be made available to each tribe for various purposes and projects. Grants the Secretary authority to undertake projects designed to maximize the amounts of water available from underground sources and available water distribution systems. Authorizes appropriations for the construction of water resource project facilities and irrigation distribution systems of $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $8,000,000 during each of the next seven fiscal years. Authorizes appropriations for loans to the Central Arizona Tribes of $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $6,000,000 for each of the next seven fiscal years. Title II: Acquisition of Water - Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, by purchase, exchange, or eminent domain proceedings, such private lands and such State water rights as he deems appropriate for the purpose of providing water to the Central Arizona Tribes. Prohibits the acquisition of water … | 2025-09-02T17:06:49Z | |
| 95-hr-5599 | 95 | hr | 5599 | A bill to provide a program for an "Operation Bootstrap" for the American Indian in order to create meaningful jobs and to improve conditions among Indians and non-Indians on reservations and in other communities. | Native Americans | 1977-03-24 | 1977-03-24 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Authorizes Indian tribes to adopt, by majority vote, a constitution and bylaws, and provides that, upon adoption of such constitution and bylaws, a tribe shall be a corporate body with certain enumerated powers. States that such a tribe has the authority to acquire and dispose of real and personal property without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that the tribe shall waive any claim against the United States arising out of such transactions, but states that the status of other claims against the United States shall not be affected by this Act. Continues all lawful debts of the tribe. Authorizes Indian Tribes to (1) use tribal money to attract new and retain other private which will employ at least 50 people on the reservation, (2) contract with private industry and with Federal, State and local governments, and (3) extend to private industry a waiver of tribal taxes for 15 years. Gives the Secretary a veto power over any per capita distribution of the tribe, but requires him to give reasons for such a veto. States that any person who establishes a new or retains a qualified private industry on a reservation occupied by a tribe shall qualify for the tax incentives provided by this Act if that person employs a work force one-half of which are Indians. Provides that a qualified person shall be exempt from taxation upon income attributable to the operation of a qualified private industry for a period of ten years after setting up that industry. States that the basis of the property acquired as a capital investment shall be either the fair market value of that property after the tenth year of operation or its cost, whichever is higher. Allows the depreciation deduction to be computed at a rate of 20 percent after the tenth year for such property. Grants a tax deduction to such a qualified person for every Indian who received welfare before becoming employed by him, in the amount of 15 times the amount of the welfare payment received by the Indian immediately before employment. Postpones this … | 2024-08-01T20:00:48Z | |
| 95-s-1081 | 95 | s | 1081 | An Act to amend certain laws relating to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1978-10-21 | Public Law 95-496. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 11894) Provides for the quadrennial election of officers and a tribal council of the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Outlines the procedure for the election, filling of vacancies, and removal of these officials. Amends the Act reserving certain mineral rights to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma to make those rights perpetual. Amends the Act of Oklahoma placing certain property of the Osage Tribe in the trusteeship of the United States, to continue such trusteeship indefinitely. Repeals the Act requiring the Secretary of the Interior to issue a certificate of competency to members of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma of less than one-half Indian blood. Requires the Secretary to revoke, upon application, certificates of competency issued to members of the Osage Tribe under certain provisions of law. Removes certain distinctions between full-blooded Osage Indians and half-blooded members of that tribe. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish rules and regulations pertaining to leases on oil and gas within the Osage Indian Tribe's mineral estate so that oil and gas leases producing from a common source of supply may be unitized. Amends certain provisions of law relating to the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma to permit any adult member of that tribe to dispose of his estate by will executed in accordance with Oklahoma law. States that the Secretary of the Interior must conduct a hearing on the validity of such a will after the death of the testator. Provides for the procedure to be followed in the hearing process. Specifies that only Federal courts shall have jurisdiction to hear a contest of a probate of a will approved by the Secretary after a hearing. Places the property of deceased and incompetent Osage Indians under the jurisdiction of the District Court of Oklahoma. States that only heirs of Indian blood, adopted children, and parents (regardless of blood) may inherit from Osage Indians any right, title, or interest to (1) restricted land, (2)… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1082 | 95 | s | 1082 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1977-03-22 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Amends the Act placing certain property of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma in the trusteeship of the United States and granting a tax exemption to Osage homestead allotments to continue such trusteeship and homesteads indefinitely. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1083 | 95 | s | 1083 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1977-03-22 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Amends the act reserving certain mineral rights to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma to make those right perpetual. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1084 | 95 | s | 1084 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1977-03-22 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Provides that the Department of the Interior may determine the heirs or legatees of deceased owners of mineral rights, unrestricted real estate, or funds on deposit of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma. Prohibits such administrative determination if: (1) the aggregate interests exceed $5,000, or (2) a court of competent jurisdiction has undertaken the probate of the deceased's estate. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1085 | 95 | s | 1085 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1977-03-22 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Amends certain provisions of law relating to the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma to permit any adult member of that tribe to dispose of his estate by will executed in accordance with Oklahoma law. States that the Secretary of the Interior must conduct a hearing on the validity of such a will after the death of the testator. Provides for the procedure to be followed in the hearing process. Specifies that only Federal courts shall have jurisdiction to hear a contest of a probate of a will approved by the Secretary after a hearing. States that a competent, adult member of the Osage Tribe may establish a revocable intervivos trust provided that such a trust provides for certain expenses and for a family allowance. Provides that property placed in trust shall be subject to existing restrictions against alienation applying to lands and property of Osage Tribe members. Places the property of deceased and incompetent Osage Indians under the jurisdiction of the District Court of Oklahoma. Empowers the Secretary, and the Superintendent of the Osage Agency, to investigate the conduct of executors, administrators or guardians of the estate of any Osage Indian. Requires those officials to commence civil or criminal prosecution in any appropriate case. Prohibits persons not of Osage blood from receiving more than a life estate in an Osage mineral estate owned by an Osage Indian. Allows a person not of Indian blood to sell a right to share in the Osage mineral estate with the approval of the Secretary. States that only heirs of Indian blood, adopted children, and parents (regardless of blood) may inherit from Osage Indians any right, title, or interest to (1) restricted land, (2) money, or (3) a mineral interest. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1086 | 95 | s | 1086 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1977-03-22 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Repeals the Act requiring the Secretary of the Interior to issue a certificate of competency to members of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma of less than one-half Indian blood. Requires the Secretary to revoke, upon application, certificates of competency issued to members of the Osage Tribe under certain provisions of law. Removes certain distinctions between full-blooded Osage Indians and half-blooded members of that tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1087 | 95 | s | 1087 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1977-03-22 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish rules and regulations pertaining to leases on oil and gas within the Osage Indian Tribe's mineral estate so that oil and gas leases producing from a common source of supply may be unitized. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1088 | 95 | s | 1088 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1977-03-22 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Provides that funds accruing to the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma may be spent on programs beneficial to the tribe unless those funds are from: (1) the Osage mineral estate, or (2) judgements under the Indian Claims Commission Act. States that those funds that are ineligible for beneficial programs shall be placed in the U.S. Treasury for the credit of the Osage Indian Tribe and distributed to individual members of the tribe in the same manner as interest payments on money held in trust. Authorizes the use of unclaimed individual shares of funds restored to the tribe for the benefit of the tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-s-1089 | 95 | s | 1089 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-22 | 1977-03-22 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Exempts the Osage Indians of Oklahoma and their estates from the payment of estate, inheritance and income taxes on any Osage headright or mineral interest and the income derived from that interest. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-4980 | 95 | hr | 4980 | A bill to declare that all right, title, and interest of the United States in 2,640 acres, more or less, are hereby held by the United States in trust for the Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fallon Indian Reservation, Nevada to promote the economic self-sufficiency of the Paiute and Shoshone Tribes. | Native Americans | 1977-03-14 | 1977-03-14 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98] | NV | D | S000058 | 0 | Declares that all right, title, and interest of the United States in approximately 2,640 acres are hereby held by the United States in trust for the Paiute-Shoshone Tribes of the Fallon Indian Reservation, Nevada. Entitles the Tribes to the revenues reserved by the United States from specified uses of such land. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the right to the use of water appurtenant to other lands within the Reservation to the lands held in trust under this Act. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to do the following: (1) improve and extends the existing irrigation system; (2) make loans to the Paiute and Shoshone Tribes for land subjugation purposes; and (3) make grants to such tribes for the development and implementation of plans for efficient use of irrigated reservation lands. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act. | 2024-08-01T20:00:24Z | |
| 95-hr-4992 | 95 | hr | 4992 | A bill to amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 by revising the appropriations authorization for the Indian Business Development Program. | Native Americans | 1977-03-14 | 1977-07-20 | Public Law 95-68. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 3 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-271) Amends the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to authorize $14,000,000 to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979 to carry out the Indian Business Development Program in the Department of the Interior. (Amends 25 U.S.C. 1523) | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-4652 | 95 | hr | 4652 | A bill to facilitate utilization by Alaska Native Regional Corporations of assignments of payments from the Alaska Native fund pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. | Native Americans | 1977-03-08 | 1977-03-08 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recognize assignments made by Alaska Native Regional Corporations to receive payments from the Alaska Native Fund, provided that any such assignment reserves the right of the United States to assert any setoff and counterclaim against the assignees that it could assert against the assignor. | 2024-08-01T20:00:14Z | |
| 95-s-905 | 95 | s | 905 | Central Arizona Indian Tribal Water Rights Settlement Act | Native Americans | 1977-03-04 | 1977-03-04 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | Central Arizona Indian Tribal Water Rights Settlement Act - Defines the term "Central Arizona Indian Tribes" as meaning the Ak Chin Indian Community, the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community, the Gila River Indian Community, the Papago Tribe of Arizona, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Title I: Water Resource Projects - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake: (1) a ten-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Ak Chin Indian Community; (2) a five-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Indian Community; (3) a ten-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Gila River Indian Community; (4) a ten-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Papago Tribe; and (5) a ten-year program to acquire a firm surface water supply on behalf of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Sets forth the amounts of water which shall be made available to each tribe for various purposes and projects. Grants the Secretary authority to undertake projects designed to maximize the amounts of water available from underground sources and available water distribution systems. Authorizes appropriations for the construction of water resource project facilities and irrigation distribution systems of $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $8,000,000 during each of the next seven fiscal years. Authorizes appropriations for loans to the Central Arizona Tribes of $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $6,000,000 for each of the next seven fiscal years. Title II: Acquisition of Water - Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, by purchase, exchange, or eminent domain proceedings, such private lands and such State water rights as he deems appropriate for the purpose of providing water to the Central Arizona Tribes. Prohibits the acquisition of water ri… | 2025-09-02T17:12:53Z | |
| 95-hr-4378 | 95 | hr | 4378 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-02 | 1977-03-02 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | Provides for the quadrennial election of officers and a tribal council of the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Outlines the procedure for the election, filling of vacancies, and removal of such officials. | 2024-08-01T19:59:57Z | |
| 95-hr-4380 | 95 | hr | 4380 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-02 | 1977-03-02 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | Amends the Act of Oklahoma placing certain property of the Osage Tribe in the trusteeship of the United States, to continue such trusteeship indefinitely. | 2024-08-01T19:59:57Z | |
| 95-hr-4381 | 95 | hr | 4381 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-02 | 1977-03-02 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | Provides that the Department of the Interior may determine the heirs or legatees of any deceased owner of mineral rights, unrestricted real estate, or funds on deposit of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma. Prohibits such administrative determination if (1) the aggregate interests exceed $5,000, or (2) a court of competent jurisdiction has under taken the probate of the deceased's estate. | 2024-08-01T20:00:04Z | |
| 95-hr-4382 | 95 | hr | 4382 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-02 | 1977-03-02 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | Amends certain provisions of law relating to the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma to permit any adult member of that tribe to dispose of his estate by will executed in accordance with Oklahoma law. States that the Secretary of the Interior must conduct a hearing on the validity of such a will after the death of the testator. Provides for the procedure to be followed in the hearing process. Specifies that only Federal courts shall have jurisdiction to hear a contest of a probate of a will approved by the Secretary after a hearing. States that a competent, adult member of the Osage Tribe may establish a revocable inter vivos trust provided that such a trust provides for certain expenses and for a family allowance. Provides that property placed in trust shall be subject to existing restrictions against alienation applying to lands and property of Osage Tribe members. Places the property of deceased and incompetent Osage Indians under the jurisdiction of the District Court of Oklahoma. Empowers the Secretary, and the Superintendent of the Osage Agency, to investigate the conduct of executors, administrators or guardians of the estate of any Osage Indian Requires those officials to commence civil or criminal prosecution in any appropriate case, Prohibits persons not of Osage blood from receiving more than a life estate in an Osage mineral estate owned by an Osage Indian. Allows a person not of Indian blood to sell a right to share in the Osage mineral estate with the approval of the Secretary. States that only heirs of Indian blood, adopted children, and parents (regardless of blood) may inherit from Osage Indians any right, title, to interest to (1) restricted land, (2) money, or (3) a mineral interest. | 2024-08-01T19:59:57Z | |
| 95-hr-4383 | 95 | hr | 4383 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-02 | 1977-03-02 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | Repeals the Act requiring the Secretary of the Interior to issue a certificate of competency to members of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma of less than one-half Indian blood. Requires the Secretary to revoke, upon application, certificates of competency issued to members of the Osage Tribe under certain provisions of law. Removes certain distinctions between full-blooded Osage Indians and half-blooded members of that tribe. | 2024-08-01T19:59:57Z | |
| 95-hr-4384 | 95 | hr | 4384 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-02 | 1978-08-15 | Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, H. Rept. 95-1491 (Part I). | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | Exempts the Osage Indians of Oklahoma and their estates from the payment of estate, inheritance and income taxes on any Osage headright or mineral interest and the income derived from that interest. | 2024-08-01T20:00:06Z | |
| 95-hr-4385 | 95 | hr | 4385 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-02 | 1977-03-02 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | Provides that funds accruing to the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma may be spent on programs beneficial to the tribe unless those funds are from (1) the Osage mineral estate or (2) judgments under the Indian Claims Commission Act. States that these funds that are ineligible for beneficial programs shall be placed in the U.S. Treasury for the credit of the Osage Indian Tribe and distributed to individual members of the tribe in the same manner as interest payments on money held in trust. Authorizes the use of unclaimed individual shares of funds restored to the tribe for the benefit of the tribe. | 2024-08-01T20:00:04Z | |
| 95-hr-4386 | 95 | hr | 4386 | A bill to amend the laws relating to the Osage Tribe in Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1977-03-02 | 1977-03-02 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish rules and regulations pertaining to leases on oil and gas within the Osage Indian Tribe's mineral estate so that oil and gas leases producing from a common source of supply may be unitized. | 2024-08-01T19:59:57Z | |
| 95-hr-3945 | 95 | hr | 3945 | A bill to provide a program for an "Operation Bootstrap" for the American Indian in order to create meaningful jobs and to improve conditions among Indians and non-Indians on reservations and in other communities. | Native Americans | 1977-02-23 | 1977-02-23 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Authorizes Indian tribes to adopt, by majority vote, constitution and bylaws, and provides that, upon adoption of such constitution and bylaws, a tribe shall be a corporate body with certain enumerated powers. States that such a tribe has the authority to acquire and dispose of real and personal property without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that the tribe shall waive any claim against the United States arising out of such transactions, but states that the status of other claims against the United States shall not be affected by this Act. Continues all lawful debts of the tribe. Authorizes Indian Tribes to (1) use tribal money to attract new private industry which will employ at least 50 people on the reservation, (2) contract with private industry and with Federal, State and local governments, and (3) extend to new private industry a waiver of tribal taxes for 15 years. Gives the Secretary a veto power over any per capita distribution of the tribe, but requires him to give reasons for such a veto. States that any person who establishes a new private industry on a reservation occupied by a tribe shall qualify for the tax incentives provided by this Act if that person employs a work force one-half of which are Indians. Provides that a qualified person shall be exempt from taxation upon income attributable to the operation of such a new private industry for a period of ten years after setting up that industry. States that the basis of the property acquired as a capital investment shall be, ten years after setting up the industry, either the fair market value of that property after the tenth year, or its cost, whichever is higher. Allows the depreciation deduction to be computed at a rate of 20 percent after the tenth year for such property. Grants a tax deduction to such a qualified person for every Indian who received welfare before becoming employed by him, in the amount of 15 times the amount of the welfare payment received by the Indian immediately before employment. Postpones this … | 2024-08-01T19:59:52Z | |
| 95-hr-3827 | 95 | hr | 3827 | A bill to amend the Navajo Community College Act. | Native Americans | 1977-02-22 | 1977-02-22 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | R000495 | 5 | Authorizes $10,500,000 to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1978-1982 for the construction of the Navajo Community College. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 95-s-666 | 95 | s | 666 | A bill to allow Federal employment preference to certain employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and to certain employees of the Indian Health Service, who are not entitled to the benefits of, or who have been adversely affected by the application of, certain Federal laws allowing employment preference to Indians. | Native Americans | 1977-02-10 | 1978-06-26 | Measure failed of passage in House under suspension of rules, roll call #495 (118-204). | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 10 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1288 (Pt. I)) Authorizes immediate Civil Service retirement for certain non-Indian employees not entitled to Indian preference who: (1) have completed 25 years of service or are at least 50 years of age and have completed 25 years of service; (2) are involuntarily separated during the two-year period prior to the date the employee would become eligible to retire; and (3) were continuously employed in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, or a tribal organization since June 17, 1974. Provides that the special retirement provisions shall not apply to an employee who is separated after the earlier of the following dates: (1) December 31, 1985; (2) the date five years after the date the employee first meets the age and service requirements for immediate retirement; or (3) the date five years after the date of enactment of this legislation if the employee met such age and service requirements before such date of enactment. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to postpone, for not more than 12 months the retirement of an employee, if such action is necessary for the continued effective operation of the agency and the employee gives his consent. Limits the aggregate of all such postponements to five years. Requires the competitive and excepted service retention registers to be combined for purposes of applying the reduction-in-force procedures. Provides that, for purposes of applying reduction-in-force procedures, employees who are entitled to Indian preference shall be retained in preference to other competing employees who are within the same retention category. Authorizes the reassignment of a non-Indian employee, without regard to the Indian preference laws, when it is determined that such reassignment is necessary: (1) to assure the health or safety of the employee or members of his household; (2) to avoid the displacement of an Indian… | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 95-s-661 | 95 | s | 661 | An Act to reinstate the Modoc, Wyandotte, Peoria, and Ottawa Indian Tribes of Oklahoma as federally supervised and recognized Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1977-02-07 | 1978-05-15 | Public Law 95-281. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 2497) Restores Federal recognition to the Wyandotte, Ottawa, and Peoria Tribes of Oklahoma. Repeals the three Acts of August 1-3, 1956, which terminated the Federal relationship with these tribes. Reinstates all rights and privileges of each such tribe under Federal treaty, statute, or otherwise which was lost because of termination. Declares that nothing in this Act shall diminish any such rights or privileges enjoyed by each such tribe which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall alter any contractual or property rights or obligations. Recognizes the Modoc Indian Tribe of Oklahoma as a tribe of Indians residing in Oklahoma, and extends the provisions of the Act of June 26, 1936, to such tribe and its members. Excludes the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma from the provisions of the Act of 1954, which terminated the Klamath Tribe of Oregon, except in the case of sharing the proceeds of any claim against the United States. Sets forth the criteria for membership of the Modoc Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Extends the Act of June 26, 1936, to the Ottawa and Peoria Tribes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to assist them in reorganizing under such Act. Confirms the validity of the organization of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma under such Act. Declares that the restoration of the Ottawa, Peoria, and Wyandotte Tribes and the organization of the Modoc Tribe satisfies the requirement that these tribes be restored to Federal recognition before they have any right or interest in the lands held in trust for them by the United States. Entitles these tribes to participate in all programs and services provided to Indians in their status as Indians. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hjres-206 | 95 | hjres | 206 | Joint resolution relating to the regulation by the States of certain Indian hunting and fishing rights. | Native Americans | 1977-01-27 | 1977-01-27 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 0 | Allows the States to enact laws regulating off-reservation hunting and fishing granted to Indians by treaty if the laws are (1) purely regulatory concerning the time and manner of hunting and fishing outside an Indian reservation, and (2) equally applicable to Indians and all other citizens. | 2024-08-01T19:57:04Z | |
| 95-hr-2497 | 95 | hr | 2497 | Modoc, Wyandotte, Peoria, and Ottawa Restoration Act | Native Americans | 1977-01-26 | 1978-04-11 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 661 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Risenhoover, Theodore M. [D-OK-2] | OK | D | R000268 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1019) Restores Federal recognition to the Wyandotte, Ottawa, and Peoria Tribes of Oklahoma. Repeals the three Acts of August 1-3, 1956, which terminated the Federal relationship with these tribes. Reinstates all rights and privileges of each such tribe under Federal treaty, statute, or otherwise which was lost because of termination. Declares that nothing in this Act shall diminish any such rights or privileges enjoyed by each such tribe which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall alter any contractual or property rights or obligations. Recognizes the Medoc Indian Tribe of Oklahoma as a tribe of Indians residing in Oklahoma, and extends the provisions of the Act of June 26, 1936, to such tribe and its members. Excludes the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma from the provisions of the Act of 1954, which terminated the Klamath Tribe of Oregon, except in the case of sharing the proceeds of any claim against the United States. Sets forth the criteria for membership of the Modoc Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Extends the Act of June 26, 1936, to the Ottawa and Peoria Tribes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to assist them in reorganizing under such Act. Confirms the validity of the organization of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma under such Act. Declares that the restoration of the Ottawa, Peoria, and Wyandotte Tribes and the organization of the Modoc Tribe satisfies the requirement that these tribes be restored to Federal recognition before they have any right or interest in the lands held in trust for them by the United States. Entitles these tribes to participate in all programs and services provided in all programs and services provided to Indians in their status as Indians. | 2025-09-02T17:05:13Z | |
| 95-s-468 | 95 | s | 468 | A bill to amend the Navajo Community College Act. | Native Americans | 1977-01-26 | 1977-02-21 | Rereferred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs (Formerly: Interior and Insular Affairs). | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 3 | Authorizes $10,500,000 to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1978-1982 for the construction of the Navajo Community College. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 95-hr-2214 | 95 | hr | 2214 | A bill to allow any chief of the Piscataway Indian Tribe to be buried at Piscataway Park in Oxon Hill, Md. | Native Americans | 1977-01-19 | 1977-01-19 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5] | MD | D | S000716 | 0 | Uniform Federal Welfare and Medicaid Assistance Act - Amends Title IV (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), Title XVIII (Medicare), and Title XIX for purposes of reimbursement to States under the programs of aid to needy families with children and medical assistance shall be set at 75 percent. Requires that the the non-Federal share of such aid and assistance be paid from State (rather than local) funds. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow any Piscataway Indian Chief, who dies after enactment of this Act, to be buried at Piscataway Park, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. | 2024-08-01T19:58:50Z | |
| 95-sjres-10 | 95 | sjres | 10 | A joint resolution to extend the period of time in which the American Indian Policy Review Commission must submit its final report and to increase the authorization of appropriations for such Commission. | Native Americans | 1977-01-14 | 1977-02-17 | Public law 95-5. | Senate | Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] | SD | D | A000017 | 0 | Extends the American Indian Policy Review Commission's deadline for submitting its final report from six to nine months after the reports of its investigating task forces. Postpones the Commission's termination from six to nine months after its final report is submitted. Increases the authorized appropriations for the Commission by $100,000, up to $2,600,000. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 95-s-117 | 95 | s | 117 | A bill to provide that four publications detailing the history of the Indian tribes of Nevada shall be subject to copyright by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. | Native Americans | 1977-01-10 | 1977-01-10 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] | NV | D | C000120 | 1 | Allows the copyrighting of four publications concerning the history of the Northern Paiute, Southern Paiute, Washoe and Western Shoshone Indian tribes of Nevada by their author, the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 95-hjres-1 | 95 | hjres | 1 | Joint resolution to provide for the establishment of a Commission to examine the effect of Northwest Indian Off-Reservation Treaty Fishing Rights. | Native Americans | 1977-01-04 | 1977-01-04 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Meeds, Lloyd [D-WA-2] | WA | D | M000626 | 5 | Establishes a Commission to examine the effect of Northwest Indian Off-Reservation Fishing Rights. Directs the Commission be composed of 11 members, five of whom are from the public sector and six from the private sector. Specifies from which public agencies and which private interest groups the members shall be selected. Sets forth the structure and powers of the Commission, and the procedures which it shall follow. Makes it the Commission's duty to study and assess the impact of the recent United States district court proceedings, U.S. v. Washington (commonly known as the Boldt decision), and other recent holdings which affect the commercial, sports, and recreational fishing industry in the Pacific Northwest and to make appropriate recommendations for remedial legislation. Authorizes funding for the Commission and requests a report of findings and recommendations to the Congress within one year after the date of enactment of this resolution. | 2024-08-01T19:56:51Z | |
| 95-hr-125 | 95 | hr | 125 | A bill to amend the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to arrange with States or territories for the education, medical attention, relief of distress, and social welfare of Indians, and for other purposes", approved April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596; 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.). | Native Americans | 1977-01-04 | 1977-01-04 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Abdnor, James [R-SD-2] | SD | R | A000009 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts to provide money to meet the general operating cost of public elementary and secondary schools which are located on or near Indian reservations and which are educating Indian children. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing an eligibility requirement that a number of Indian children in excess of 15 percent of the total enrollment must be enrolled in such school. States that the amount of money provided shall be equal to the amount needed by such school to provide education of good quality, taking into account the special costs associated with educating Indian children, and the funds available from other sources. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to carry out this Act. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z |
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